"Quantico" star Priyanka Chopra welcomes Marlee Matlin on board

Los Angeles, Aug 1 Priyanka Chopra is excited as her Hollywood show "Quantico" has tapped Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin for its new season.

Priyanka, 35, imparted the news to fans on Twitter and welcomed Matlin on board.

"Welcome to #quantico @MarleeMatlin we can hardly wait to have u on board," Priyanka composed.

Matlin, who is best known for her execution of a young deaf woman, Sarah Norman, in "Offspring of a Lesser God", likewise communicated her fervor by tweeting, "Can hardly wait to work with Priyanka Chopra, Johanna Braddy, Jake Mclaughlin, my old companion Blair Underwood and obviously Michael Seitzman."

Matlin, 51, has joined "Quantico" as an arrangement general for the up and coming third season.

She will play Jocelyn Turner, an ex-FBI agent who was known to at one time as the best covert specialist in the field until the point that a bomb blew up near her and rendered her hard of hearing, revealed Variety.

Opposition assaults government on move to get rid of LPG subsidy

New Delhi, Aug 1 Opposition parties today assaulted the legislature over its choice to bit by bit get rid of the LPG subsidy, calling it "savage" and requesting that the proposal be withdrawn.

K C Venugopal (Cong) raised the issue amid the Zero Hour, saying it will unfavorably influence the basic man and there was no support of it when the raw petroleum costs had gone down. "It ought to be promptly pulled back," he said.

Sudip Bandopadhyay (TMC) said the steady increment in the LPG chamber cost by the legislature had been most noteworthy over the most recent six years.

Describing the move as "anti-welfare", he wondered what will be the "destiny" of more than 2.5 crore ladies given the association for nothing.

While Sreemathy Teacher (CPI-M) said the choice was brutal, N K Premachandran (RSP) blamed the legislature for keeping away from straightforwardness on the issue as he said the choice was taken in March this year and was not shared publicly.

Opposition parties later arranged a walk-out from the House as they looked for a reaction from the government.

PM Modi announces package of Rs 2,350 cr for floods in NE

Guwahati, Aug 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today declared an aggregate bundle of Rs 2,350 crore for all north eastern states for relieving the effect of surges in short and long haul premise.

Modi is on a day-long visit to Guwahati where he will meet the chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland and with separate Cabinets to take supply of the latest flood situation

"The PM today declared Rs 2,350 crore add up to surge bundle for the north eastern states," Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told correspondents here.

Giving a separation, Sarma stated, "The PM has declared an exceptional bundle of Rs 2,000 crore for all the north eastern states for help and restoration of flood damage."

The exact share of various states will be worked out in coming days and will be declared in like manner, he included.

In addition that, the Prime Minister has reported a Rs 100 crore corpus for setting up an exploration venture to think about the Brahmaputra and its part in making devastating flood, Sarma said.

"This venture will have a powerful board of trustees including researchers, analysts, engineers. They will ponder the waterway and recommend solutions for handle surges. This will be long haul extend," he included.

As to, the state back pastor said the PM declared arrival of Rs 250 crore quickly to complete help and recovery.

"The leader had discharged Rs 300 crore in June.

The Rs 250 crore declared today was addition to the amount released in June," Sarma said.

Amit Shah says: Congress plotting to derail Constitution amendment bill

New Delhi, Aug 1 BJP chief Amit Shah today blamed the Congress for "plotting" to wreck the Constitution revision charge on in reverse classes.

His comments came a day after the Rajya Sabha passed opposition-backed amendments to the enactment in a humiliation to the government.

Shah lashed out at the main opposition party at the BJP parliamentary gathering meeting, saying it has been scheming to stop the bill's entry in the Rajya Sabha in spite of all gatherings consenting to its arrangements in the select board of trustees it was sent to, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters.

"The bill ought to have been passed by Parliament in the budget session as the Lok Sabha had passed it consistently. In any case, the Rajya Sabha sent to a select board of trustees. All parties made unanimous recommendations in the committee yet the Congress again plotted to stop it," Shah told MPs.

The legislation has been projected by the BJP as a major political effort to the politically vital in reverse classes and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has over and over featured it as a noteworthy exertion of his legislature to address the groups' worries.

In spite of the fact that the legislature appreciates a solid lion's share in the Lower House, it is still shy of a lion's share in the Upper House.

Shah likewise asked party's lawmakers and other members to participate in three activities, including the week long occasion beginning from August 9 to stamp the 75th commemoration of Quit India development.

The party has likewise requested that its members take an interest in August 15-30 'sankalp yatra' and then reach out to first-time voters in the year 2018. Modi has called them new thousand years voters.

NGT: Expel debris on Yamuna floodplains in 3 weeks

New Delhi, Aug 1 The National Green Tribunal has guided the Delhi and UP governments to expel the trash lying on the floodplains of Yamuna, noting that indiscriminate dumping of waste is an immediate wellspring of contamination of the river.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the Department of Irrigation of Delhi and UP would be in charge of doing these headings.

"The debris on either side of river Yamuna, if not effectively evacuated, should be expelled inside 3 weeks," the seat said.

The green board said the work for revival of waterway Yamuna ought not be ceased pointlessly as the pollution is rising daily and any "inaction on part of experts can't go on without serious consequences."

"In the interest of environment and public health, the Government and all concerned experts must play out their capacity and guarantee that river Yamuna is revived to its unique flawless status. Presently, the venture is being carried on in an arranged, logical and implementable way and any impediment for that benefit won't go on without serious consequences," the bench said.

The tribunal reconstituted the Principal Committee, shaped to see execution of Yamuna cleaning, and included Shashi Shekhar, former secretary of Ministry of Water Resources as unique invitee.

It additionally convened a meeting of partners including authorities from Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and UP government for cleaning and restoration of waterway Yamuna which will be hung on August 8 at 3 pm at NGT.

Amid the hearing, the advice showing up for the Delhi government told the NGT that essential strides are being taken by the Delhi Jal Board to guarantee that the work for cleaning of Yamuna is finished with most extreme speediness.

"In connection to the venture report of the second Phase of the Yamuna cleaning, it is presented that it has just been recorded before the tribunal and sent to the Principal Committee, Ministry of Water Resources," the bench noted.

The tribunal had before requested that some northern states present a point by point provide details regarding revival and rebuilding of Yamuna, saying contamination in the stream was of genuine worry as it was exceptionally polluted by modern effluents and sewage.

It had coordinated Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to document an entire report in such manner inside three weeks.

The NGT had likewise coordinated Haryana and Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board to together direct an investigation of water quality and the stream of Yamuna at the point where it enters Haryana, alongside the rundown of businesses which are located on the catchment territory of the river.

The tribunal had before prohibited open crap and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna and reported a domain remuneration of Rs 5,000 for those who violated the order.

It had additionally constituted a council headed by the Delhi Jal Board CEO to regulate the execution of work relating to the cleaning of the stream and requesting that it submit reports at general intervals.

The green board had noticed that right around 67 for each penny of the contamination coming to the Yamuna would be dealt with by the two sewage treatment plants (STP) situated at Delhi Gate and Najafgarh under the primary period of the 'Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalisation Project 2017'.

The NGT was hearing a request on the monitoring of implementation of the project.

Saeed's home capture reached out by two more months

Lahore, Aug 1 Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab region have extended the house capture of Mumbai fear assault plan Hafiz Saeed for an additional two months to keep up open request.

Saeed, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, has been under house capture since January 31 this year. His confinement had been stretched out for three more months in April.

On January 31, Saeed and his four close assistants - Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain) were kept by the Punjab government for 90 days under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

This time Saeed's home capture has been extended under the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order.

In a warning issued on July 28, the Punjab Government Home Department said on the proposal of the federal interior ministry the detention of the activist - Saeed - has been reached out for an additional 60 days. It said Saaed and others detention expired on July 27.

As indicated by the warning, "The Counter Terrorism Department has reported that keeping in see the normal arrival of said lobbyist (Saeed) and different pioneers and specialists of said associations (JuD and Falah-e-Insaniat) they have intended to spread bedlam in the nation. They have wanted to make exhibits under the initiative of Saeed."

"He will be depicted as a saint and his demonstrations will be celebrated. Abdul Rehman Makki who is the focal pioneer of the JuD has been making arrangements for the reason and has propelled a mystery battle to marshal support of the specialists," the notice said.

It said the "freedom" of Saeed is a constant danger to the peace and peacefulness in the nation.

The notice additionally said that the District Intelligence Committee Lahore independently said that Saeed would make lawfulness circumstance upon his release.

Additional Home Secretary Azam Suleman trusts that the exercises of Saeed are "biased to public safety and maintenance of public order".

"In this manner the Home Department in exercise of forces gave under sub-segment 1 of Section-3 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960 Hafiz Saeed is confined for a time of 60 days with impact from July 28, 2017."

A Lahore High Court seat headed by Justice Abdul Sami Khan, which was booked to declare the decision today on the detainment of Saeed and four others, conceded its decision for an inconclusive period.

The court had saved the choice on June 7 after the Punjab government law officer presented an answer and Saeed's direction advocate A K Dogar finished his arguments.

CBI contends for framing of charges in Madan Tamang case

Kolkata, Aug 1 The CBI today looked for encircling of charges for murder and criminal trick against 46 denounced, including Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung, in the All India Gorkha League pioneer Madan Tamang's killing in Darjeeling.

Amid a hearing in the city sessions court, CBI counsel Arun Bhagat prayed for framing of charges against the denounced, among whom are the heavy hitters of GJM, including Bimal Gurung, his better half Asha, Roshan Giri, Col (retd) Ramesh Alley, previous MLA Harka Bahadur Chetri, Binay Tamang and Rabin Subba.

The CBI counsel submitted before Kundan Kumar Kumai, chief judge of city sessions court, that Madan Tamang, who had chosen to hold a public meeting at Chowkbazar in the heart of Darjeeling town in May 2010, was compelled to reschedule it a number of times owing to opposition by GJM.

Claiming that the GJM leadership had decided not to enable whatever other gathering to hold a political rally in the slopes, Bhagat presented that it was especially contradicted to AIGL as its pioneer Tamang was endeavoring to convey to the fore charged debasement among the GJM big bosses.

Tamang had chosen to hold the meeting on May 10, 2010 at Clubside close to the Mall and on the portentous day, when he was managing arrangements for the rally, around 200 GJM activists furnished with deadly weapons assaulted him, Bhagat expressed.

He was hit by a sharp weapon in his neck and was pronounced conveyed dead when he was taken to Darjeeling Sadar Hospital, the CBI direct submitted.

Bhagat guaranteed that GJM Women's wing pioneer Asha had debilitated Tamang two days before his killing and was additionally observed at a place close to the spot of the crime before the incident.

The CBI legal advisor claimed that Bimal Gurung and some different pioneers had remained in Kalimpong and different places on that day, however there was confirmation of telephonic discussions that point to their contribution in the trick and murder of Tamang.

Prior, Debasish Roy, advise for a few charged people, looked for dismissal of hearing on the ground that GJM general secretary Roshan Giri has moved the Supreme Court looking for exchange of his trial for the situation to Sikkim from Kolkata apprehending serious law and order crisis.

The CBI contradicted the supplication presenting that the Supreme Court had not passed any stay on the procedures here.

Judge Kumai said that since there was no stay order by the apex court and in light of the fact that the Calcutta High Court has guided this court to finish hearing for framing of charges inside August 17, procedures would proceed.

The issue would again come up for hearing tomorrow.